On his radio show Monday, Limbaugh suggested the GOP leadership likely agrees with Barton's sentiments, but are driven by recent national polls which suggest the majority of Americans support President Barack Obama's push for BP to set aside $20 billion for future liability claims.

"It was a shakedown pure and simple," said Limbaugh, echoing the words for which Barton later apologized. "And somebody had the audacity to call it what it was and now everybody's running for the hills."

"All you have to do is look at the polling," Limbaugh continued. "We're talking about Republicans inside the beltway. All you have to do is look at the polling data and media coverage and find out what they are going to do."

When we take back congress in November, the first thing that needs to be done is REMOVE John Boner from the leadership position. I have watched this guy closely for years. He talks a good conservative game but is really a fraud. He is NOT a true conservative. We need to make Pence the speaker. Then in the Senate, make Jim Demint the leader.

We must get rid of the mooshy country club republicans, starting with Boehner

Rush, as usual, is right. Our ‘president’ is a thug. His administration practices thuggery. It is one thing to recognize that BP has made mistakes. It is another thing altogether to bully them; Obama’s behavior is illegal. We must have a dozen reasons to impeach this SOB. Any takers?

Amen. Barton may be getting some shakedown money from the oil industry too. Protect American citizens first please.

All Texas politicians understand the importance of the oil business and get donations from the industry...not shakedown money as you yankee's call it.....if you pulled your head out of the sand for a moment...that is what Barton was trying to do....keep zero and his minions from stealing 20 billion dollars from the American people!

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posted on 06/21/2010 4:52:06 PM PDT
by RVN Airplane Driver
("To be born into freedom is an accident; to die in freedom is an obligation..)

Barton called it. It was/is a shakedown. Pure and simple. Saying otherwise just shows a lack of backbone and/or corruption. BP is no hero, but that doesn’t nullify calling a spade a spade. (And, no, that’s NOT a racial slur.)

Limbaugh will probably lose some listeners in our area. Take that for what you will.

I don’t think people who don’t have the gun of this spill cocked directly at them and their way of life realize just how scarring an event this is already been.

We’re not just talking about beach cleanup here. We are talking about the very possible destruction of a way of life that has existed for 300 years and a situation which, if we never recover from it, will probably force the lions share of people down here to leave and never come back, a transition of the population not seen since the Great Migration of the blacks 100 years ago.

That’s why if you’re not from the part of the world that’s dealing with the first hand you really have no business commenting on it because you don’t realize what’s at stake.

Acting like democrats will not win in November. Calling out the White House on an illegal shakedown will continue to inform the American people about what is wrong with this disastrous leftist administration.

Well thats partially true. The problem is the majors do want to drill deepwater. Shelf drilling is easier, but deepwater has much larger resevoirs. Most of the majors and mid-majors partner up to tackle these deepwater wells because if they produce, they become gamechangers.

So, the shelf might be attacked by enviros, but the oil companies do want to drill in deepwater, also.

“We dont have any leadership in Washington. As a group, they are whores & cowards.”

WHY hasn't this been repeated yet ????

It should have been - and it should be on every post about D.C.

It should be on Drudge every day - Rush. Levin, Savage, Hannity etc should begin each day with this utterance - it should be in headlines here on FR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND, we should demand in every state, that if someone in D.C. has been there over 6 years, they have to go, including the staff (actually, they are ALL guilty of treason anyway, but I want them to know that 6 years is the limit regardless) - this should be on every state ballot as an amendment this November, and effective immediately.

AND if those DC scourge say anything about this violating the Constitution, remind them that THEY have ignored the Constitution for the LAST time; and that they are NOW guilty of treason; for allowing that American Hating Muslim to step one foot in the White House. He is NOT qualified to be president even if he was spawned in the Lincoln bedroom per the Constitution; Article II Section 1 AND the 14th Amendment - they have ALL violated their oath of office, and I repeat, guilty of treason.

remember, “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands .......”

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